Vehicle-door handle



I Oct. 16,1923,

F. H. HART VEHICLE noon HANDLE Filed Aug. 25. 1921 I NINVEMOR ATTORNEYScutcheon.

Patented Oct. 16, 1923.

FRANKLIN amine; (new nav an 'couunc ritofi 'r; S' 'IGNOR r 0. cowtnsAnn,

COMPANY, osivn'w HAVEN, connne rrcu'ca a ooaroRATIoN OFCONNECTICUTaVEHICLE-noon HANDLE.

Application fi led August 23, 1921 Serial: at; 494,449..

To all whom it may 00mm:

New Haven, county of New Haven,-State of. i Connectlcut, have inventedan Improvement.

in Vehicle DoorHandles, of which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelaifis: to vehicle door handles and has for an object toprovide an improved means of mounting the handle and *loclc operatingrod in the door to prevent rattling and also to insure easy and smoothoperation thereof with no: binding orstickmg. v

It is also an objectofthe. invention to provide a deviceof thischaracter which will be of simple and durable construction. and

neat in appearance.

"Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a section through a portion of the vehicle door showingmyimproved handle applied thereto, the-handle and lock operating rodbeing in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of p the Fig. 3 is a s1l1ent member.

Flg. i is a perspective view of the reperspective of the bearing Fig. 5is a perspective ofthe ball bearing cage, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective of the stop, collar.

The-door 10 is of the usual construction provided with arecess 11 forthe lock mechanism, not shown, as it is of the usuel construction. Thesquare lock operating stem;

or rod 12 extends through the doorand lock in the usual manner and isconnected to the outer handle 13, it being rigid with the stem 15 on theouter handle 13. Secured to theouter surface of the .doorisan'escutcheonf 16 providing a bearing for a portion of the stem 15 andprovided with an annular recess 18 forming an annular shoulder 19.portion of the stem 15 within the'escutcheon indicated by 20 is reducedforming anrannula-r shoulder 21 opposed to the shoulder 19 in theescutcheon. Mounted adjacent the inner walls of the escu-tcheon is aball thrust bearing comprising a cage 22 in. the shape of a fiatringhaving openings 22' in which the balls 23 are mounted in theusualmanner by upsetting the walls around the openings,

' these balls bearing at one side against the innerwall of theescutcheon and on the, op-

The

g posit'e sideagainst flatbearingwasher Be it known that I,IFRANKLIN vH. HART, a citlzen of the United States, residing at 24%. The washerisheld against the b lills by means of; a stop-collar 25, secured on thestem jOf the handle by any suitable means, preferably a set screw 26having its inner.

end sea-ting within'an annular groove 27,

formed; in the stem. Surrounding the re duced portion 20 of the stemfandbetween the v With this construction andarrangement,

the annular shoulder 21 and the collar 25 longitudinally of the stembetween which provide relatively fixed abutments spaced the ballbearing. escutcheon and resilient member are mounted' The resilientmember 28 reacts against the annular shoulders 19 and-21 to force theouter handle 13. and the rod 12Youtwardly,and through the collar 25"press the balls of the ball bearing against the inner-surface of theescutcheon. its this ,fering very little resistance and there is nobinding action or sticking at certain times is no rattling of the stemwithin its mounting even. after long continued use, as any weariscompensated for. Although Iprefer to employ the washer2 1 for a bearingforthe balls'on the inner side, this, obviously, may beomitted and theballs allowed t bear directly on the collar 25.

e Having thusset forth the nature of myinvention, what I claim is:

handle having ,a stem provided with two spaced relatlvely stat onaryshoulders, an

is a yielding mounting, the stem is at all M times very free to turn,the ball bearing oE- SO I 1. In a device of the class describedaescutcheon between said shoulders providing a bearing for said stem andadapted to be rigidly securedto a door, and a ballthrust bearing betweenthe escutcheon and oneof v said shoulders Comprising a ring havingopenings therethrough and balls in said open ngs prO eQtmg beyond theoppos te faces of the ring, and a spring between the,

escutcheon andthe other shoulder and arranged to press the-firstshoulder against said thrust bearing. a

2. Ina device j of the class described a handle having a sternprovidedwwithtwo ing a bearingfor said stern and adapted to be rigidlysecuredftoa door, a' ball thrust bearing between the escutcheon androneof 'Sad'd shoulders, and a resillent memb'er'be,

tween the escutcheon and the other shoulder and arranged to press thefirst shoulder,

against the thrust bearing.

7 3. In' a device or the, class de efibed fa handle having asteinhproviided"with two.

[ spaced relatively stationary shoulders, an

a 9 escutcheon between said shoulders provid- "hearing between theescuteheon and the inner shoulder, and a spring between the escutc heonand-the other shoulder and'arranged-to press the inner shoulder againstthe thrust bearing. pl

4.}In a device of the class described a handle 'ha vingea sten providedwith two spaced relatively stationary shoulders, an

estutcheon-between said shoulders providing abearing for said stem andadapted to be rigidlyseeur'ed to a door, said escutcheon coacting withthe shoulders to position the "handle and stern relative to and al'soprovided with an annular recess in the outer wall thereof opposed'to theouter shoulder v I 1 on the stern, and a spring between thesering-abearing'for saidsteinandadapt'e'dto Y [be rigidly secured to adoor, a ballfthrust latter shoulders.

In testimony whereof af fix'rn y signature.

FRA KLIN HART.

